Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

Resource for coping w/suicidal thoughts

When pain exceeds pain-coping resources, suicidal feelings are the result. Suicide is neither wrong nor right; it is not a defect of character; it is morally neutral. It is simply an imbalance of pain versus coping resources.

You can survive suicidal feelings if you do either of two things: (1) find a way to reduce your pain, or (2) find a way to increase your coping resources. Both are possible.

I don't feel suicidal right now but I will keep for later if those feelings come back or if a friend feels like that. Thanks for posting. Yeah I clicked to see and for me it did go to the right site. Thanks.

A nice little story off the internet - author anonymous
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, &quot;Who would like this $20 bill?&quot; Hands started going up. He said, &quot;I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.&quot; He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up. He then asked, &quot;Who still wants it?&quot;
Still the hands were up in the air. &quot; Well,&quot; he replied, &quot;What if I do this?&quot; And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. &quot;Now who still wants it?&quot; Still the hands went into the air. &quot;My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. We experience a great deal of shame and guilt about our past. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless. The worth of our lives come not in what we do or who we know but by who we are! You are special - Don't ever forget it! Count Your Blessings, not your problems!
That story is from the website linked below for coping skills:
Here are some things that might be helpful.
COPING http://www.coping.org/growth/affirm.htm

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